The Tigers prevail over the Tigers: Missouri football vs. Memphis final score and recap
Missouri football takes the field at the Dome at America's Center for the Mizzou To The Lou Classic, taking on the Memphis Tigers in a not-so-neutral field.
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FINAL: Missouri 34, Memphis 27
Memphis adds a touchdown, but Schrader runs the clock out.
Cody Schrader sends us home
A 37-yard touchdown run seals the deal. Missouri will start 4-0 on the season.
MU leads 34-20 with 2:46 remaining.
Memphis gets the field goal back
A sustained drive for Memphis ends with a 22-yard field goal. That makes Missouri's lead 27-20.
A few first downs should ice this game for the Tigers.
Mevis gives Missouri more breathing room
The running game is finding daylight, and the Tigers used that to sustain a long drive to start the fourth quarter. That drive ends with a field goal.
Mevis' second field goal of the day puts Missouri up 27-17 with 11 minutes to play in the game.
End of the third quarter: Missouri 24, Memphis 14
Memphis answers
All the momentum Missouri grabbed is now back to a neutral state.
A 13-yard catch and run for a score by Blake Watson cuts the Missouri lead to just a score. MU leads 24-17 now, with nearly the entire third quarter gone.
Missouri goes ahead by two scores
A big, bug play by Luther Burden sets Missouri up in Memphis territory and Cook finishes the drive with a touchdown toss to Theo Wease.
Missouri is up 24-10, but Burden left the game after injuring his leg.
HALFTIME: Missouri 17, Memphis 10
Mevis adds to Missouri's lead
With a few seconds remaining in the half, Harrison Mevis puts Missouri up seven.
A healthy dose of Luther Burden brings the ball down to the Memphis goal line but MU couldn't punch it in. Missouri still leads 17-10.
Missouri regains the lead
After having a lackluster offense for two drives, Missouri finds the end zone again. This time, on the ground with a one-yard run by Nathaniel Peat.
MU got down to the one with Luther Burden just leaving defenders in the dust for a 20-yard gain.
Missouri leads 14-10.
End of the first quarter: Memphis 10, Missouri 7
Memphis goes ahead on the Mizzou turnover
Cody Schrader, the usually sure-handed back, fumbled on Missouri's second drive of the game. That set Memphis up with a short field.
Memphis capitalized on a three-yard touchdown toss, and the visiting Tigers lead 10-7 now.
Memphis answers with a field goal
Tanner Gillis connected on a 43-yard field goal to get Memphis on the board.
Missouri had a fourth-down situation, but Memphis converted to keep the drive moving. MU still leads 7-3 late in the first quarter.
Missouri gets on the board first
Hello, Marquis Johnson.
A 76-yard touchdown toss to Johnson from Brady Cook gets Missouri on the board first. The true freshman showed off his speed there.
Missouri leads 7-0.
Kickoff: Mizzou to kick to start
Missouri deferred to the second half. Memphis should have gotten the ball, but a penalty on MU negated an onside kick that gave Missouri the ball.
Memphis receives the kick and starts at the 25.
Drinkwitz the gambler shows up to start.
Mizzou football injury report
PROBABLE
Daniel Blood
QUESTIONABLE
Brady Cook
OUT
Peanut Houston
Marcellus Johnson
Shamar McNeil
Brett Norfleet
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